Legislator Details

Image of Merlin Ludlow Wiley
Image Description:
Merlin Wiley portrait from Manual 1921 p.xix

Merlin Ludlow Wiley
AKA:
Number of sessions served 3
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 39

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 5/7/1875
City: Shepherd, MI
County: Isabella County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 4/24/1963
City: Ann Arbor, MI
County: Washtenaw County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Sault Sainte Marie, MI
County: Chippewa County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Helen Seymour, dau. of Henry W. and Harriet (Gillette) Seymour, 10/12/1910, in Sault Ste. Marie, MI; children;: 2, Henry and Helen

Number of Children: 2

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
Sault Ste. Marie High School; Albion College; graduated from University of Michigan (Literary Department, 1902; Law Department, 1904)

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Edgar James and Leona (Cummins) Wiley. He practiced law in Sault Ste. Marie beginning in 1904; became the senior member of the Wiley & Green firm. Served as prosecuting attorney of Chippewa County, 1909-10 and Michigan's attorney general, 1921-23, [resigned in 1923]. Member of the Shriners, Freemasons & American Bar Association.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Fiftieth Legislature, 1919-1920
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Private Corporations , Ways and Means
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Sault Sainte Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
District: Chippewa
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/5/1918
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1919
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Judiciary
Forty-Ninth Legislature, 1917-1918
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Liquor Traffic , Private Corporations
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Sault Ste. Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
District: Chippewa
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/7/1916
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1917
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Forty-Eighth Legislature, 1915-1916
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Michigan School for the Blind , Private Corporations , Western State Normal School
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Sault Ste. Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
District: Chippewa
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/3/1914
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1915
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:

Bibliography:

1963 HJ p.1679, HCR73; Manual 1917 p.806; Manual 1919 p.831; PolGryd; Find-a-Grave.com; MIMarRec 1867-1952; USCen 1920; Wikipedia 12/4/2025
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